Ryan Dodd

Water Skier

Birthdate

November 21, 1984

Hometown

Canada

Skis behind the

Ski Nautique

Career Highlight

My first Masters win, and my recent World Championship Title are probably at a tie right now. Both mean a lot to me for different reasons, and I will never forget either of them.

Years Skiing

22 years. Started at 9 on the pond in Canada!

favorite thing to do when not skiing

Surf, travel and coach up-and-coming athletes.

Get To Know Ryan

Name your favorite place skiing has taken you

New Zealand. I went to coach one year, and within 24 hours of landing I was flying a plane for the first time over the coastline. Then I was sitting in a Nautique coaching 15 of the country’s top jumpers. I couldn’t ask for a better place to be! The people were amazing, the scenery was unreal, and after a week I was ready to stay!

Tell us an interesting fact that most people don’t know about you

I grew up on a cattle farm in Canada. My dad convinced me that the cattle watering hole was a ski lake and that being a jumper was far more fun than being a farmer! I worked as hard as a farmer at skiing and never forgot where I came from.

Do you have a pre-run routine you do before contests for good luck

I don’t do anything for good luck. I prepare to the point that I don’t need it, and yes, I do prepare with a routine. It helps me feel at home all around the world.

If you could give someone one piece of advice; what would it be

Dream big, map out a plan, work hard, and surround yourself with great people to help you along the way.

TOP 3 SONGS TO PLAY IN YOUR NAUTIQUE

I am all over the map. Sometimes I’m all zenned out. Other days it’s Hardcore Metal. Then I’ll be at the gym cranking some Electro to get the BPM up. On the way home from the gym I’ll be in the zone with some old school gangster rap.

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